An extraordinary interview by Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) on The New Statesman to a top Russian political scientist with great influence on the Kremlin’s foreign policy. Here Sergey Karaganov shows Russia’s hand in this conflict and it is a threatening one. Some key points: Ukraine’s invasion was inevitable under Putin’s vision. “Maybe three or four years… Read More »
Horror. As Russian troops face fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces they are carrying out atrocities against civilians. Ukranians retook the village of Bucha, near Kyiv. What was found after Russian soldiers retreated was horrifying. As journalist Stanislav Aseyev (Free Media Awards 2020; National Freedom of Expression Award 2020; Shevchenko National Prize 2021) reports: “Dead people… Read More »
Great interview of Stephen Kotkin for The New Yorker. Stephen Kotkin is Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University Kotkin is one of the most prominents experts on Russian and Eurasian affairs and the author of two volumes on Stalin, now working on the third and last volume. Here he discusses with David Remnick… Read More »
Putin reune apoiantes num grande comício, para celebrar o 8° aniversário da invasão da Crimeia. O público aplaude entusiasticamente as tiradas nacionalistas de Putin, que insiste no êxito da sua “operação militar especial” para “libertar” a Ucrânia. Provavelmente, a propaganda oficial do Kremlin insensibilizou-os para os milhares de ucranianos e soldados russos a morrer ali… Read More »
Dois interessantes artigos para ajudar a compreender o falhanço do exército russo na Ucrânia.O Gen. Omar Bradley dizia, referindo-se a oficiais militares (cito a slate.com):“Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” Ora, parece ser pela logística que o exército russo está a falhar a invasão da Ucrânia. Especialmente no Norte, uma vez que no Sul, tem… Read More »
Testemunho duma jornalista bósnia que sobreviveu ao cerco de Sarajevo. “You never think it will happen to you”.O paralelo que traça com a invasão da Ucrânia é impressionante.O cerco de Sarajevo durou 46 meses. Morreram 14,000 pessoas, dos quais 5,500 civis. As atrocidades cometidas levaram muitos responsáveis sérbios ao tribunal de Haia, que os condenou… Read More »